The Seaboard Review of Books
Issue Date: Monday, August 10, 2026
In this issue:
The Walls of Jericho (Fiction)
The Woods by Jessica Hamilton (Fiction)
Working for Nothing (Non-Fiction)
Spying on America by Bill Gaston (Non-Fiction)
The Blue Gate by Kathryn MacDonald (Poetry)
Named & Nameless by Susan McCaslin (Poetry)
Thanks for reading this issue of The Seaboard Review of Books!
James M. Fisher, editor-in-chief
Fiction
The Woods by Jessica Hamilton
A family grieving the death of their teenage daughter make a new home in a secluded property called the “murder house” by the neighbours. What could possibly go wrong?
Non-Fiction
Working for Nothing edited by Louise Toupin
In Working for Nothing: A Wages for Housework Anthology, editor Louise Toupin brings together some of the most important works related to the Wages for Housework movement.
Spying on America by Bill Gaston
In Spying on America, Bill Gaston takes the reader on a road trip that begins as a genealogical journey but goes much further. Travelling with his two adult sons in a Dodge Charger (the only rental vehicle available) to the town of Tabor, Iowa, he reflects on the bonds that he and his wife and their four children have formed over their shared time and a…
Poetry
Named & Nameless by Susan McCaslin
From Susan McCaslin comes her twenty-first volume of poetry, Named & Nameless, an interrogation of the individual’s relationship to, and search for, the divine. This purpose is surfaced in the three important epigraphs that precede the volume. The first is an excerpt from the
Michael Greenstein Reviews
Hot Take!
As far a good, interesting short story collections go, this was a 5-star read for me. The stories are varied, and at times it feels like it could be an anthology by different writers. Mr. Foy is a bit of a chameleon as an author, which isn't a bad thing. He writes effortlessly whether as a teen, and elderly man, or someone in between. He does it all so well, giving the reader *just* enough story leaving you to flesh out what could have happened at the end. "Ways to Hold a Gun" is worth buying this book for alone. That's not to say the rest is filler, far from it.
Kudos to LLP for publishing Mr. Foy's stories. I've never been disappointed by an LLP title yet. Pre-order here. (James M. Fisher)
